SAINT PETERSBURG NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY The First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg was established in 1897 in St. Petersburg, Russia, as the first Russian medical college for women. Founded 26 September 1897 After its 118 years of history, it has become one of the leading medical colleges in Russia and the world.
The St. Petersburg I. I. Mechnikov State Medical Academy (SPSMA) is a public university located in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. The SPSMA is one of the oldest and largest Russian Higher Medical Schools. Over its 100 years of history, the Academy remains a leading institution of Russia in medicine and training specialists in preventive and clinical medicine. It is often called the Second Medical College in St. Petersburg because of its renaming in 1920 (see below), relative to Saint Petersburg State Medical University, which is called the First Medical College. The university is currently constructing the largest infectious diseases hospital in Saint Petersburg, a title formerly claimed by the Botkin hospital. The NWSMU has a long tradition of educating Russian and international students. More than 35,000 physicians graduated from the university. Since beginning the international program in 1947 there have been more than 3500 international graduates from more than 50 countries. Currently there is a total student population of over 5,000. There are plans to unite SPSMA with other schools to form a North-Western State Medical University.

HISTORY-: The NWSMU was established in 1907 under the direction of academician Vladimir Bekhterev. And developed by the Russian Government through the Ministry of Health on the basis of the laws of Russian Federation. Name changes 1907-1920 – Medical Faculty of PsychoNeurological Institute 1920-1936 – Second Leningrad Medical Institute 1936-1946 – The Institute united with a city hospital and named after Nobel Laureate Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov 1946-1994 – Leningrad Medical Institute of Sanitary and Hygiene by the order of the Board of Ministers of the USSR(N 14077 from 22.12.1946) 1994-1995 – St. Petersburg State Medical Academy (WHO Directory, 7 ed., page 329) 1995-2011 – The SPSMA was named after the great Russian scientist I. I. Mechnikov (order N 1307-p, dated 22.12.1995) 2011–Present – The St. Petersburg I. I. Mechnikov State Medical Academy was renamed to North-West State Medical University, specializing in the provision of health care to the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation (order N 609, dated June 23, 2011) .

EDUCATION: There are over 40 000 graduates, among them over 2000 foreign doctors.Since 1949 we train foreign students from over than 60 countries: Sweden, Norway, Greece, Mongolia, India, China, Vietnam, Nepal, Cameroon, Mali, Nigeria, Zambia, Uganda, Malawi, Botswana, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, Peru, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Estonia Etc. Since 1965 the University gives the International pattern Diploma adequate to requirement of the World Health Organization decision. The study traditionally begins on the 1st of September .

TEACHING STAFF: 64 teaching departments, 500 specialists, 80% of whom have scientific degrees. Scientific connections and joint investigations in Europe, Asia, America & Australia .

Faculties and Branches: General Medicine – 6 years.
Pediatrics – 6 years.
General Therapy – 6 years.
Clinical Psychology – 5 years.
Dentistry – 5 years.
Medical Biophysics – 6 years
Specialization training and refresher classes for physicians- 6 years.
Upgrade qualification and doctor retraining.